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Article History

Received: 29 March 2023

Accepted: 16 April 2024

First Online: 3 May 2024

Declarations

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: The study obtained ethical approval from the University of Cape Coast Institutional Review Board (UCCIRB/EXT/2017/13). In the Informed Consent Form, respondents were informed of the study’s goal, confidentiality, and the right to decline or withdraw at any time. Permission was also obtained from the heads of all the sampled schools. Both verbal and written informed consent was obtained from the respondents. For those who were minors, their legal guardians (the heads of the schools) also granted their approval before the minors assented. The procedure of obtaining heads of schools’ consent was approved by the ethical committee. The study adhered to all the ethical procedures as outlined in the Helsinki declaration.

: No consent to publish was needed for this study as we did not use any details, images or videos related to individual participants.

: The authors declare no competing interests.